Wealth, Office and Rank in Roman Italy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009496964)

Dismantling the simplistic equation of wealth, political power and social rank in the Roman empire, this study presents a new reconstruction of the distribution of elite wealth in Roman Italy based on an innovative combination of economic modelling and archaeological and epigraphic evidence. Bart Danon follows a quantitative approach to show that the Roman economic elite was in fact much larger than the political and social elites. The many wealthy households outside the socio-political orders fuelled intense competition for junior political offices, while paradoxically strengthening the resilience of the Roman political system. By challenging long-held assumptions, this book offers fresh perspectives on the complexities of wealth and power in ancient Rome. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Author: Bart Danon
ISBN-10: 1009496964
ISBN-13: 9781009496964
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/17/2025
Pages: 306
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.51lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.75d